Intro
Sam details two paths to spiritual awakening: progressive and direct.
Lesson
Orient yourself to the direct approach and see how it can trigger an awakening.
Preview
Meditation
Relax into the space beyond the mind where letting go has already happened.
Rest as limitless space, without edges or center, and let everything unfold.
Examine the process of thinking and look for the subject of experience.
Notice how emotions hijack and fixate attention from our natural state of ease.
Exercise
Sit in front of a mirror with a soft, affectionate gaze—and see what happens.
Contemplation
Get a conceptual understanding of how awakening unfolds in stages.
Move beyond mere images and experience how everything is made of awareness.
Dissect your experience of time and discover what's happening now.
Ask "Who am I?"—and find your way back to the source of all experiencing.
Find stillness and possibility beneath the noise of impulse and expectation.
Drop ideas of how things should be, and find perfection in how they already are.
“Are you the energy patterns in your face and head—or the one who's aware of them?“
Embrace the full range of sensation, free of labels and stories.
Notice thoughts and feelings of dissatisfaction—and let them go.
The you that’s aware of your self-stories isn’t identical to them.
Each moment of experience emanates from the intricate web of life.
Experience reality directly, free from the filters of concept and narrative.
Rest as awareness. Experience its openness. Recognize its unified nature.
“Let go of all control and all knowing. Allow reality to take care of itself.”
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